CVE-2010-4528
Description
From CVE.org
directconn.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.7.6 through 2.7.8 in Pidgin before 2.7.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a short p2pv2 packet in a DirectConnect (aka direct connection) session.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of pidgin package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6 as this issue is specific to versions of libpurple from 2.7.6 up to 2.7.8.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 | 4 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Pidgin project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Stu Tomlinson as the original reporter.
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